evening gown

  • 1Evening gown — For other uses, see Gown (disambiguation). For a brief history of the gown, see Clothing terminology. Wedding Bridesmaid in long gown …

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  • 2evening gown — noun a gown for evening wear • Syn: ↑dinner dress, ↑dinner gown, ↑formal • Hypernyms: ↑gown, ↑formalwear, ↑eveningwear, ↑evening dress, ↑evening clothes …

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  • 3evening gown — a woman s formal dress, usually having a floor length skirt. Also called gown. * * * …

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  • 4evening gown — eve′ning gown n. clo a woman s formal dress, usu. having a floor length skirt …

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  • 5evening gown — /ˈivnɪŋ gaʊn/ (say eevning gown) noun a woman s formal or semi formal dress, especially one with a floor length skirt …

  • 6evening gown — woman s formal dress, dress for evening social occasions …

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  • 7gown — /gown/, n. 1. a woman s dress or robe, esp. one that is full length. 2. nightgown. 3. dressing gown. 4. See evening gown. 5. a loose, flowing outer garment in any of various forms, worn by a man or woman as distinctive of office, profession, or… …

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  • 8evening dress — evening ,dress noun 1. ) evening dress or evening wear uncount formal clothes that people wear when they go to important social events in the evening 2. ) evening dress or evening gown count a long dress that a woman wears when she goes to an… …

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  • 9evening dress — n 1.) [U] formal clothes that people wear for formal meals, parties, and social events in the evening 2.) also evening gown especially AmE an attractive dress that a woman wears to a formal meal, party, or social event in the evening …

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  • 10Gown — A gown (medieval Latin gunna ) is a (usually) loose outer garment from knee to full length worn by men and women in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the seventeenth century (and continuing today in certain professions); later, gown was… …

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